Urban Farm DB
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Database research record2021·Global

Economic and Social Development along the Urban-Rural Continuum: New Opportunities to Inform Policy

Cattaneo A., Adukia A., Brown D.L., Christiaensen L., Evans D.K., Haakenstad A.M., McMenomy T., Partridge M., Vaz S., Weiss D.J.

World Development / World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 9756

Urban Farm DB summary

About 25% of the world's people live in the peri-urban areas of small and mid-size cities. Proximity to large cities is strongly correlated with lower poverty, while mid-size-city fringes face a 'peri-urban penalty'. Establishes URCA as a core policy framework.

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